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ORDINANCE NO. 894
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AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ELECTRIC FENCES WITHIN THE CITY OF
LA PORTE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VI0~ATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON
CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) AND EACH DAY OF VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED A
SEPARATE OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or
controlling any property in the city to construct, maintain or
permit to remain on such property any fence charged with elec-
tricity. It shall further be unlawful for any person to
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cause any fence situated in the city to become charged with a
current of electric1ty, to connect any such fence with a source
of electricity or to permit any fence under the control of
such person to be connected with a source of electricity. In
any prosecution under this section, testimony that any fence
was under the control of the defendant or situated on his
premises and that any person received an electric shock by
coming in contact with such fence shall be prima facie evidence
that such defendant caused such fence to be charged with a
current of electricity and caused and permitted such fence to
be connected with a source of electricity.
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Section 2. The invalidity of any section or provision
of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or
provisions thereof.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Any person, firm, corporation, association,
partnership, trustee, or any agent, servant or employee thereof
who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
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punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Each day any violation of this ordinance shall continue shall
constitute a separate offense.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen
(14) days after its passage and approval. The City Clerk shall
give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the
caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in
the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after
the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND' APPROVED, this the 11th day of October, 1971.
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